The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-28
MANNING'S FUNERAL.
Albany in Mourning on the
Occasion.
THE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
Great Respect Shown the Ex.Secre
tary and Sincere Sympathy for
His FamiIy-Other Notes.
ManniDg's Funeral.

ManniDg's Funeral.
ALBANY, December 27.-Soon after
the death OF ex-Secretary Manning was
announced on Saturday, Mayor
Thatcher issued a proclamation to the
citizens Of Albany. He requested that
| their places of business be closed, and
that they cease from their usual EN-
plovment uring the funeral services,
which occurred at 2 pm, to-day, from
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, OF which
Manning was a member. Flags were
hung at half-mast, and on Sunday
prayers for the family were offered in
all the churches of the city. President
Cleveland and members of his Cabinet
arrived at the West Shore depot at 8 g.
N. They were met by Colonel Rice,
Governor Hills private secretary,
Mayor Thatcher. Eras US Corning and
Colonel E. l.. Judso ., and drawn in
sleighs to the Executive Mansion,
where they had breakfast. Secretary
Whitney was detained in New York,
and was expected to arrive on a fast
train. Secretary Eudicott. who was
called to Boston Oh private business,
was also expected later in the day.
The pail bearers were the following ::
Charles J. Canda. of New York, vice
president of the Western National Bank,
of which Manning was president;
Sidney Webster, OF New York, one of
the ex-secretary's most intimate friends
while at Washington; United States
Senator A. P. German OF Maryland; c;
n. Jordan, of the Western National
Bank, New York; Congressman Samuel
J. Randall, of Philadelphia; Manton
Marble, Judge Rufus w. PecKham
Simon w. Rosendale' from the board Of
directors of the Commercial Bank;
Erastus Corning, president of the City
National Bank, and John H. Van
Antwerp, first v,ce-president of tn
City National Bank; Ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling and Pascal 2. Pratt, presi-
dent of the Manufacturers and Traders
Bank of Buffalo. The funeral process
sion took its way down the street to st.
Paul's church. A good portion OF the
church was held in reserve for the
fami ly, pall-bearers, representatives of
organizations and others At 40,
O'Clock. as the people began to arrive
the orgenIst sounded the opening chords
of Chopin's march, "Tunebre," and then
followed q choice programme of appro-
pirate music. AS the last strains Of
GOunOd's music were concluded, the
cortege reached the church, and the
main doors were opened. The coffin
was borne from the hearse. being met
at the entrance by the rector, Rev. J.
Livingstone Reese, Bishop Doane, Rev.
Mr. PrawIe, Rev. DR.. E. n. Potter. of
Hobart College, Geneva. n. Y; Rev.
DR.. Battershall. Canon Robins, Canon
Fulcher, Revs. Mr.. Swarts, Mr.. Wood
man, Mr. Kenyon. Mr.. Gray, MIR.
Chapman and Mr.. Selkirk.
The coffin was placed upon a bier,
which was cosered with evergreeps and
palms and the bearers, mourners and
those that followed took their places
the pews having been arranged as fol-
lows: Middle aisle at the left, bearers,
President and Cabinet, Governor and
State officers, judiciary and prominent
out of town mOurners; at the right,
family and very intimate friends, direct
ors OF the Western National New York
and Albany Commerce ! Banks; left
aisle at the right, mayor and
city officers; at the left, the ArquS rep
resentatiyes; right aisle, at the right,
personal friends from the city and
vicinity and delegates from Temple
Lodge No. IA, +. & A. M; representa-
tlVes of Typographical Union No. 4.
and other organizations and editors and
reporters from each city paper.
After DR.. Reese had read the usual
lesson from the First Epistle OF st.
Paul to the Corinthians: Now is
Christ risen from the dead and become
the first fruits of them that slept" the
anthem, II heard voice from heaven, :"
was rendered. Prayers by the bishop
were pronounced. the choir sang
"Asleep in Jesus" the casket VIZ
20 10 nn hnnSo
to the cemetery, being followed by
many carriages. The bell in the City
Hail was tolled during the entire time
the exercises lasted, and added greatly
to the solemnity of the occasion.
President Cleve' and, this morning,
sent message to Mrs. Manning asking
for the privilege of making brief call,
accompanied by the Cabinet officers and
Governor Hill, before the private and
public funeral cerem onies, and at II 30
the party visited the house and viewed
the remains of their former friend and
associate. All day long, until the hour
OF the funeral, trains brought large del
egations from every part of the State.
Senators, Assemblymen, Congressman.
judges, citizens, all came to pay
their tribute of respect to the
dead. The body of the dead
statesman, enclosed in black
covered casket, was in the parlor of the
residence of his son, James H. Man
ming. At the foot of the casket was
profusion of camellias and white roses.
The silver plate bore this inscription:
Born August 16, 1881,
DANIEL MANNING,
Died December "a, 1887"
From 8 until IL o'clock personal
look upon the face of the dead, which
looked its original self, save